SAGE is a student-run organization that works to enhance the experience of graduate students in the College of Engineering at Boston University. We focus on building a large community by hosting a variety of events throughout the year, including social, athletic, and service-oriented activities. This site is intended to serve as a source of information about our organization and executive board and as a general resource to current and incoming graduate students.

This website is currently under construction. Please contact us with feedback and suggestions.

Announcements

Come celebrate the beginning of baseball season with SAGE at a Boston Red Sox game vs. the Oakland A’s on Monday, May 14th! Game starts at 7:10pm, doors open at 5:40pm. Limited tickets will be available! Each SAGE member is limited to one guest. Tickets will include entry into the game. Food and beverages may be purchased at Fenway.

Join SAGE at the BSO on Thursday, March 29th for what is sure to be one of this year’s musical highlights! Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma joins the BSO and violist Steven Ansell for a performance of Richard Strauss’ 1897 tone poem Don Quixote, conducted by Andris Nelsons. The program also includes the American premiere of a piece by German composer Jörg Widmann and Mozart’s brief Symphony no. 23, which Mozart composed at age 17. Keep an eye out for tickets!

It’s creativity on tap with SAGE’s Paint Nite 2018! Join us as we take over The Paint Bar on Newbury St to wine, dine and unleash our creative spirit. Participants are taught by one of the instructors in a relaxed step-by-step painting session. Hors d’oeuvres are included, and beverages will be available for purchase. All equipment is provided and no experience is necessary. Doors open at 6:30pm on Thursday, February 15. It’s everything a great nite out should be- friends, food, drinks and a one-of-a-kind painting that you get to take home!

Hello SAGEers, come join us at Agganis Arena on 1/13/2018 as BU Terriers Men’s Hockey welcomes Providence College to town. Puck drop is at 7:00 PM.

Tickets are $5 dollars for SAGE Members, and $7.50 for guests – each SAGE member who signs up is allowed to bring at most one guest, first come first serve.

Please be advised there will be no refunds!! If there is someone on the waiting list we can facilitate an exchange but there is no guarantee. If you are not on our list, you will not be allowed on the boat. Please let us know if you have any questions by emailingsage@bu.edu.

Location
As always, this annual tradition is the best way to kick off the 2018 Spring semester! This year, we are heading to Sugarloaf Resort in Maine, which features lots of slopes for all skill levels. Surrounded by Maine’s Western Mountains in the heart of the Carrabassett Valley, Sugarloaf offers the only lift-serviced above treeline skiing in the East. Offering 1,230 skier and rider accessible acres and a continuous 2,820ft vertical, Sugarloaf is Maine’s second highest peak. The annual snowfall totals 200 inches and 14 lifts provide access to 161 trails and glades and 3 progressive terrain parks. We will lodge at Sugarloaf Village Condos, which is in the heart of Sugarloaf’s main base area and features full kitchen amenities.

Cost
This year, the trip costs $160 for SAGE members and $200 for SAGE guests. Every SAGE member who signs up for the trip is allowed to bring 1 guest (non-SAGE member) with them. Please keep in mind that we only have a limited number of tickets for guests given that we are limited to only two buses.

Tickets
Tickets will go sale on Eventbritestarting at 10 am on November 15th

The ticket includes 2-day lift pass, 2 nights of lodging, and charter bus from/to BU. Optional equipment rentals are available. Lessons will be on sale at a later date.

Where/when:
Meet at Marsh Chapel at 2PM on Friday 1/26 to load buses. Depart at 2:30PM for Sugarloaf. We will return to BU Sunday (1/28) evening.

It is almost winter and SAGE is preparing for another ski trip in January! As always, skiing is the best way to kick off the 2018 Spring semester! We have had a very successful turnout (~100 skiers/boarders) in past years, with both first timers and veterans attending.

This year, we are heading Sugarloaf Resort in Maine, which features lots of slopes for all skill levels. Surrounded by Maine’s Western Mountains in the heart of the Carrabassett Valley, Sugarloaf offers the only lift-serviced above treeline skiing in the East. Offering 1,230 skier and rider accessible acres and a continuous 2,820ft vertical, Sugarloaf is Maine’s second highest peak. The annual snowfall totals 200 inches and 14 lifts provide access to 161 trails and glades and 3 progressive terrain parks.

When: January 26-28
Busses will leave from BU early in the afternoon on friday, we will go skiing all day Saturday and Sunday and we will return Sunday evening.

Where: Sugarloaf in Maine. We will be staying at the Sugarloaf Mountain Village Condos.

Prices: $160 for members, $200 for guests (Rentals and lessons sold separately!)

Ticket Sales: Ticket sales will go up in the next few weeks! Tickets are limited (trip capacity ~100).

Join our Facebook group to get early event and ticket sales notifications!

Come joing SAGE for a night at the ballet! This year, we will be attending The Nutcracker at the Boston Ballet. Whether you’re seeing it again or for the first time, The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition that you just can’t miss. We’ll be witnessing the enchantment unfold at the Boston Opera House on Thursday, November 30th at 7:30pm. For just $18 for members and $22 for guests, join SAGE in ushering in the holiday season by witnessing the magic unfold at The Nutcracker with the Boston Ballet!Limit is one guest per SAGE member. Tickets are limited!Tickets are non-refundable, but SAGE can mediate exchanges with another willing party.

Email sage@bu.edu with any questions.

You can request disabilioty assistance at the Office of Disability Services – access@bu.edu (617) 353-3658

Join us this THURSDAY, October 26th at Sunset Cantina for a Spooky Scary SAGE Pub Night! This week, we will be hosting a Halloween Costume Contest! We hope you join us with you best costume to win some great prizes! We’ve had a spectacular showing for the past few years.

Costume Contest Details:At 7:15 PM, make your way over to the stage at the back of Sunset to compete in one of three categories (individual male, individual female, group (4 or fewer)). The most popular participants (by audience applause) will receive a prize!

SAGE is hosting a trip to Six Flags for a thrilling and fun-filled tour of the Fright Fest! This Halloween blockbuster event is not for the faint-hearted. After 4:00 PM, the park transforms into a fright-filled environment with walk through attractions, scary shows, and thrill rides that make the most of the season. The park offers a set of day-time rides that you could explore before the Fright night attractions begin (after 4 PM). A variety of dining and shopping options are also available.

Tickets include:• Round-trip bus transportation between Boston University and Six Flags New England• Entry into the park Please note that food is not included in the ticket price.

Itinerary: Bus boards at Marsh Plaza (735 Commonwealth Avenue). But will leave at 9:30 AM in order to reach Six Flags New England by noon. Bus will leave Six Flags at 9 PM so that we can arrive back to the campus by 11PM.

Guests: Every SAGE member who signs up for the trip is allowed to bring 1 guest (non-SAGE member) with them. Please keep in mind that we will only have a limited number of tickets for guests, since we are renting only one bus.

Alternative Transportation: If you plan on getting to the venue by yourself, do let us know immediately so that we can factor that in while we work out the trip logistics. However, this will not result in any discount on the ticket price.

Refunds: Please be advised that there will be no refunds ! If there is someone on the waiting list, we can facilitate an exchange – but this is not guaranteed. If you are not on our list you will not be allowed on the bus.

As always, you need a SAGE Sticker on your BUID in order to attend. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Join us for an autumn afternoon of chamber music on Sunday, October 29th, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum! As part of the museum’s Sunday Concert Series, the world-renowned Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio will be performing three of Beethoven’s piano trios in the museum’s modern yet intimate Calderwood Hall. Made up of pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo, and cellist Sharon Robinson, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio has been dazzling audiences for the past forty years and is hailed as one of the world’s most influential chamber ensembles.

Tickets are $5 for SAGE members and $8 for guests and include access to the museum’s extensive collection, which you can enjoy before or after the concert – perfect for a Sunday afternoon!